Wrapping Up the Case

#218, #219,
& #220: "Contrast this with the plain statement from the
Bible in Hebrews chapter 7 verse
25 concerning Jesus Christ. 'Hence also, He is able to save forever those who draw near to
God through
Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.' Truly the salvation for the
Seventh-day
Adventists, placing sin upon Satan, is not the salvation taught in the
Bible."—Steve Cannon.

#218: This contradicts Hebrews
7:25. As should be readily apparent from #217,
the use of this text is irrelevant to the point. Will
this verse be still true ten million years after Christ returns? Of course not. There will be no
need of salvation or intercession then, since sin will
be no more. The saved of earth will enjoy total bliss throughout eternity without needing a
mediator.

And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in
it; and his servants shall serve him: And they shall see his
face; and his name shall be in their foreheads. (Rev. 22:3, 4)

And [God] said [to Moses], Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see
me, and live. (Ex. 33:20)

What makes the difference? Why was Moses unable to see God's face in Old
Testament times, but the redeemed throughout eternity will
be able to? We cannot today approach a holy God except through our divine Mediator,
because of our sinfulness. However, once sin is fully
dealt with, this impediment will be removed, and we will be able to see the face of God. The
clear implication is that when Revelation 22:3 and
4 are fulfilled, there will no longer be the need of a mediator.

Hebrews 7:25 is talking about the present. It has no [p. 142] bearing whatsoever upon that time
when those who are filthy
will be filthy still, when
those who are righteous will be righteous still.

#219: Seventh-day Adventists believe their salvation comes from placing
sin upon Satan. Maybe Mr. Cannon is talking
about the Church of Satan, but he cannot be talking about Seventh-day Adventists. The
placing of sins upon Satan in the end purchases salvation
for no one. Yet it is a biblical fact that the one responsible for all sin will receive his just
deserts (see #191).

#220: This isn't the salvation taught in the Bible. Since
Seventh-day Adventists do not believe, and never have, that their salvation
comes from placing sins upon Satan, this argument is clearly irrelevant.